i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. e-mail me at waytooearly@msnbc.com//ortext" awake"followedbyyourresponseto62 2639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for tuesday, october 2nd. a lot to tell you about including richard engel inside afghanistan with the state of the war there as we reach the 11-year mark. >>> plus on sunday, it was "60 minutes." monday, "the daily show." arnold sits down with stewart a bit later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. a spirited, at times, testy debate last night as massachusetts republican incumbent senator scott brown met his democratic challenger, elizabeth warren, at the university of massachusetts in lowell. it was the second of four scheduled debates as a new poll from "the boston globe" shows 18% of massachusetts voters still undecided and with warren holding a lead. right out of the gate, moderator david gregory asked about the controversy around elizabeth w